Month: September 2019

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle police officer has filed a $10 million claim against the city, alleging it negligently exposed him to “an extremely dangerous man-made toxin” by assigning him and other city workers to clean up a homeless encampment. The Seattle Times reports officer Timothy Gifford contends he was exposed to high concentrations of

A 71-year-old Prineville man was taken to St. Charles Prineville with gunshot wounds Tuesday night after he pulled the trigger on a gun he thought was unloaded and shot himself in the hand and leg, police said. Prineville police and Crook County sheriff’s deputies responded around 11 p.m. to the reported accidental gun discharge at

(Update: Comments from organizer, local business that will close) Seven Oregon organizations are joining worldwide demonstrations to demand government action against climate change on Friday. A downtown Bend protest will take place at 4 p.m. at the corner of Newport Avenue and Wall Street. NewsChannel 21 spoke Wednesday with the director of Oregon Youth Climate

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — A Washington County sheriff’s deputy is out of the hospital, a month after he and another officer were hurt in a shootout with a man near Hagg Lake. KPTV-TV reports Corporal Jeremy Braun was released from the hospital last week but faces months of doctor visits, procedures, and treatments, according to

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone… That slow moving system that has kept us chilly and rainy for the last couple days will stay with us today. While the chance of showers has diminished, we will stay mostly cloudy through the day. Highs will be in the mid to upper 60’s and NW breezes will pick up

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says she will not call a special session of the Legislature because of questions raised about whether a new law which narrows death penalty cases is retroactive. Brown said Wednesday that while it’s clear there’s a misunderstanding regarding the intent of the words in Senate Bill 1013,

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kyle Duncan scored his first MLS goal in the opening minutes and Daniel Royer added a penalty kick in stoppage time to give the New York Red Bulls a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Wednesday night. The Red Bulls (13-13-5), jockeying for home-field advantage in the playoffs with three

(Update: Email sent to parents; some concerned about lack of quicker notice) Redmond’s Elton Gregory Middle School was briefly placed under lockdown Wednesday morning until police detained a student who was using a knife to carve into a wall and bench, officers said. Police were dispatched to the school around 10:40 a.m. to respond to

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for importing fentanyl from China. The Oregonian/Oregon Live reported 28-year-old John William Schantz was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Portland. Schantz pleaded guilty to one count of importing a controlled substance. Authorities say the Portland resident planned

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday he is co-sponsoring legislation that would help schools provide the mental health counseling needed by so many students. “Students, teachers and counselors across Oregon tell me just how much young people facing challenges at home and in the classroom need better access to mental health care in schools,” Wyden

Remember shopping for new school shoes, or bringing home a new winter coat? Deciding on your outfit for the first day of school? Thousands of students in Deschutes County have never had this traditional back-to-school experience. In fact, many of them have never shopped for new clothes or shoes, or owned clothes that fit. They

Hundreds of new and gently used long and short formal dresses, as well as shoes, jewelry, make-up, purses and other accessories are available at no cost to Deschutes County high school students. Girls can shop for homecoming dresses at “pop-up” events at local high schools, or at Assistance League of Bend’s chapter house, which hosts

(Update: Removing reference to sheriff’s deputies firing shots) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities shot and killed a person inside a West Salem Goodwill during a narcotics investigation. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the shooting happened Wednesday afternoon. Lt. Dustin Newman with sheriff’s office told the Statesman Journal that the person they described as a

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms will stick around tonight, but we’ll see more rain across the High Desert than anything else. Winds won’t be too breezy tonight. Clouds will be left over after the rain calms. Overnight lows will be in the upper 30s and lower 40s. Tomorrow looks to be

Last week, Addiction Policy Forum , a leading national nonprofit, awarded Deschutes County’s Goldilocks Program an Oregon Innovation Now Award at an awards ceremony in Portland. The program is highlighted in their Oregon Innovations to Address Addiction report , which spotlights innovative programs that address addiction and provide support for families and communities. “The Innovation

It was a spectacular Friday night at the Riverhouse Convention Center with the annual gathering of Bend’s business community for the 2019 SAGE Business Awards, presented by the Bend Chamber and U.S. Bank. In our 30th year, we continue to honor the commitment, innovation, and vision it takes for the region’s most exceptional businesses and

(Update: Adding schools’ comment) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Workers at seven public universities in Oregon have voted to authorize a strike if a new contract deal isn’t reached, their union said Wednesday. The workers’ union, SEIU 503, said 95% of its members voted to strike on Sept. 30 if a deal can’t be reached during

The only measure on Tuesday’s election ballot in Central Oregon passed easily, as the Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire District won overwhelming voter approval of a renewed 5-year local option tax to fund operations. Nearly 200 votes were returned, about 63 percent of those mailed, and 176 (more than 91 percent) were in favor of

SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. protections for the waters that a group of endangered orcas call home could soon expand beyond the Seattle area to encompass much of the West Coast, from the Canadian border to central California. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a proposal Wednesday to increase the critical habitat designation for southern

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Department of Health is investigating a report of a 64-year-old woman who died after having a root canal treatment in Vancouver. The Columbian reports on Sept. 3, Cynthia Pheil received a root canal from Wright & Beatty Endodontics, and about 30 minutes into the procedure, an employee noticed